LONDON - We introduce you to a new artist called Victizzle from the UK. When we first heard his new naija (Nigerian) single I Sing, we were blown away. Its no surprise that Victizzle won a 2009 MOBO Award for Best Gospel Artist. MOBO (Music Of Black Origin) is the biggest award ceremony in the UK and with only 15 categories, some of the other winners in 2009 were Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Keri Hilson and Sean Paul.

Born July 4th 1989 in East London, Victor Akata AKA Victizzle discovered his love for music at the early age of 7 and began his creativity of music at the age of 12, whilst at secondary school. Having a strong passion for producing beats, he decided to take his music more seriously and began writing songs at 14 and pursued is dream from then onwards.

2004 saw the meeting of the rap group G-Force, which Victizzle joined alongside his best friend Mark Asare as the groups’ two young Music producers. This is where Victizzle decided to take positive path to use his gifts and talents to inspire his peers and many more.

2007 saw the year that the G-Force album was finally released, which then went on to win a MOBO award the same year. This saw a great success for Victizzle at the age of 17

Having produced for many artists such as Guvna B, Faith Child, G-Force, built up a discography of over 80 produced and written songs and performing on stages in venue's such as Hackney Empire, Ocean and Excel Centre in front of over 20,000 people, Victizzle continued his journey into working on his own solo album and working alongside his new found friend and music partner Tunday.

At the age of 19, having known to be the ‘Producer Extraordinaire’ and ‘HookMaster’, Victizzle and Tunday both released their solo albums on June 13th 2009, at what was seen to be the biggest album launch of the year.

We asked the 21 year old a few questions as we premiere his new video I Sing featuring Utter Once and Muyiwa below. You now have your official summer anthem!

What African country are you originally from?
Nigeria, but born in London, UK
 
Congrats on the MOBO Award. How long have you been in the gospel industry and how has it changed your life?
Thank You! Been doing this since I was 15 years old, I'm turning 21 this July so its been 5/6 years.
 
What style of music is that on your song "I Sing" and what inspired you to do the song?
I Sing is a mix of Nigerian, Congolese, rap etc. In a nutshell its African music lol
 
How is the Gospel industry in the UK right now and how has it impacted the country?
The Gospel industry isn't so much of an industry yet. It's still growing. We refer to it as a 'Scene' rather than an industry. But it's definitely moving forward and I can't wait to see what's yet to come.
 
Have you heard any gospel music from Kenya yet?
No I haven't. Would love to!
 
We got a gospel artist called Daddy Owen who is currently riding high in the industry and his style of music is called Kapungala and closely resembles "I Sing". What do you think about his music?
(We showed him Daddy Owen's videos System ya Kapungala and Kupe de Calle)
Yeah!! i like the style!!! Very current!! and I like the videos as well!
 
Do you plan on releasing more of these style of music? What's your plan for the future?
Yea I shall be releasing more of this style along with Utter Once who features on the I Sing track. We are working on a project called 'Coming2Africa' out soon!
 
Do you plan to do a concert in Kenya? What advice can you give to Kenyan Gospel artists?
Would love to do a concert in Kenya!! Performing in Africa is a Dream come true for me! Advice to Kenyan Gospel Artists....YOUR NOT ALONE IN THE WORLD!!! You have brothers and sisters all around the world!! We are all ONE in Christ! Keep working hard and we shall all meet up soon.

Ten random questions for Victizzle
1. Kirk Franklin or Mary Mary - Mary Mary
2. Shoes or Clothes - Clothes
3. iPhone or Blackberry - iPhone
4. Hip Hop or Reggae - Hip Hop
5. Beauty or Brains - Brains
6. Dwayne Tryumf or Jahaziel - Dwayne Tryumf
7. McDonalds or BurgerKing - McDonalds
8. Coke or Pepsi - Coke
9. Twitter or Facebook - Facebook
10. Africa or Europe - Africa